Nineteenth-Century Gender Studies is committed to publishing insightful andinnovative scholarship on gender studies and nineteenth-century Britishliterature, art and culture. The journal is a collaborative effort thatbrings together advanced graduate students and scholars from a variety ofuniversities to create a unique voice in the field. We endorse a broaddefinition of gender studies and welcome submissions that consider genderand sexuality in conjunction with race, class, place and nationality.

The journal is published twice a year (April/ November) and accepts bothscholarly articles and book reviews year-round. We welcome articles of4,000-8,000 words on gender studies and British literature, art and cultureduring the long nineteenth century. Submissions should be in MLA format andmust include a brief biographical note which will be posted if accepted forpublication. Please send an electronic version of your submission in Wordto: Stacey Floyd (sefloy2_at_uky.edu) and Melissa Purdue (mpurd2_at_uky.edu). Tofacilitate the peer review process, please send two files—one with yourarticle absent of all identifying information and another with your briefbiographical note.

Possible topics include, but are certainly not limited to:

Gender informed (Feminist/Queer Theory/Masculinity Studies/etc.) readings ofliterature, authors/artists or works of artGender and empireGender and classGender and medicineGender and lawGender and raceGender and sexualityGender and humorGender and scienceThe bodyGendered spaces or locations"New Woman" writersThe canonGender and migration/immigration/emigrationGender and travelTransatlantic connectionsIntersections between written and visual artsBritish literature/art in European contextDomestic violenceGender and popular fiction

Nineteenth-Century Gender Studies also plans to publish a diverse range ofbook reviews including short reviews of single works, multiple book reviews,short review essays (devoted to 2 or more recent books on a single topic),and full-length review essays (assessing recent developments in establishedor emerging areas of nineteenth-century studies). Scholars interested inreviewing recent publications should contact the Reviews Editor, LaurenGoodlad, at lgoodlad_at_uiuc.edu

To be considered for our Spring 2006 issue, submissions must be received byMarch 1st.